A determined Dutee Chand dashed to grab a historic place in the Rio Olympics by smashing her own national record on way to winning the 100 metres heats at the 26th G. Kosanov Memorial Athletics Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on…
Trained in Texas USA and Phillipines Odisha girl Shelvi Mishra now Commercial Pilot in Air Asia
Odia girl Shelvi Mishra joined the Air Asia as a commercial pilot in Bengaluru. After completing Aviation course, She took flying training in Texas in the US. Later, she too underwent training in Philippines. Shelvi is daughter of Dr Bipin…
Odisha festival ‘RajaParba’ breaks taboo by celebrating menstruation
Months after social media erupted in rage over Sabarimala temple’s long-held tradition of barring women of menstruating age for being ‘impure’, Odisha is celebrating the biological cycle that many consider taboo by Raja Parba. Wednesday was the second day of the…
Know more about Festivities of Odisha during days of Raja Parba
Banaste Dakila Gaja Barasake thare asichi Raja Asichi Raja lo heba nua saja bajja…… In ancient days most of the celebrations were agriculture centric. The basic characters of these festivals were mostly related to various agricultural operations. Raja Parba is…
Odisha women Hockey players constitute 25% of Indian Team selected for Australia tournament
Four women hockey players from Odisha have been selected in the 17-member national women’s hockey team. They will play a four-nation tournament in Darwin, Australia, from May 30. Defenders Sunita Lakra and Deep Grace Ekka, midfielder Namita Toppo and striker Lilima Minz…
After Dutee Chand and Srabani, Sukhi Baskey might be the next speedster from Odisha in national scene
Young sprinter Sukhi Baskey from Odisha has qualified for the National Finals 2016 of the GAIL Indian Speedstar contest in the U-14 segment of both the 100m and 200m. The finals saw the participation of 75 shortlisted kids from different districts…
Awesome to See Sushrii Mishra of Odisha ranked 14 of Most Desirable Women of India by Times Group
India has voted and chosen the Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2015. The 21.35 lakh (unique) votes received online on www.itimes.com/polls along with our vote decided the final 50 on this coveted list. Soaring to new heights, breaking stereotypes and…
India’s fastest women sprinters from Odisha win Gold and Bronze, confirmed for Relay in China
Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand bagged gold in the 100 meter category at the second Indian Grand Prix held at the NS NIS Patiala stadium.Dutee clocked 11.37 sec to win the gold,and Srabani Nanda bagged a bronze clocking 11.60 sec…
After 100m Gold, now Odisha Women sprinters win Gold and silver in 200m too
Odisha sprinters continue to rock, won three gold and one silver on the third and concluding day of the 20th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Srabani Nanda and Dutee Chand secured gold…
India’s fastest sprinters from Odisha win Gold again and shatter National Records
Two national records were shattered with 100m sprinters Dutee Chand hogging the limelight on the opening day of the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships on Thursday. Odisha athlete Dutee clocked 11.33secs in women’s 100m dash to win the gold…